Puerto Maldonado, Peru
Inkaterra Hacienda Concepcion
Thatched rainforest lodge
Puerto Maldonado, Peru
Price
$$$
Rated for
Local Design HeritageOutside the door
The house
InkaterraThatched rainforest lodge
Guests arrive by riverboat at an off-grid Amazon reserve, where daily life revolves around wildlife outings with local naturalists.
“While it offers myriad excursions in the Amazon basin, Inkaterra Hacienda Concepción is perhaps best known for its canopy tour.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Resident naturalists lead Lake Sandoval canoe excursions, followed by traditional juane dinners.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
UK Readers' Choice Awards – The Americas
Condé Nast Traveler
2025
Also in AFAR.
Accessible only by a scenic canoe ride from the nearby town of Puerto Maldonado — a 25-minute flight from Cusco — Hacienda Concepción puts you right in the thick of it.
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
Puerto Maldonado is a twenty-minute boat ride upriver, and walking trails run directly into the Tambopata reserve.
The rooms
Stilted cabañas have woven palm thatch and mesh walls. Private porches look into the trees, each with its own hammock.
The spa
Stilted treatment pavilions sit along the riverbank, where body scrubs use cacao grown on the estate.
The plunge pool
Open-air treatment pavilions framed by forest screens offer restorative two-hour bamboo therapies and Maras salt foot rituals.
Restaurant
Casa Grande Dining Room
The dining room sits behind mesh screens on the ground floor, serving Amazonian recipes made with organic farm produce.
More eco-lodge than rural farm—hand-carved wood everything, a double layer of tightly wrapped mesh screen, and Brazil-nut shells lining the walking trails.
At the table
Guests gather at the long wooden bar and airy loft lounge for evening pisco chilcanos and local snacks.
How it began
The grounds once housed a 1950s Catholic medical mission, where a Spanish doctor treated tropical diseases from a steamship clinic.
Puerto Maldonado
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How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.